မြေ

See also: ပြေ, မြေ့, မြေး, and မြွေ

Burmese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Burmese မ္လိယ် (mliy), from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *mliy[1] (cf. Chinese (shì)).[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mjè/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: mre • ALA-LC: mre • BGN/PCGN: mye • Okell: myei

Noun

မြေ • (mre)

  1. earth (soil; classical element)
  2. land (ground that is suitable for farming)
    မြေ နှစ်ဧကmre hnaceka.two acres of land

Derived terms

(Verbs)

  • မြေကိုင် (mrekuing)
  • မြေကြောရှုပ် (mre-krau:hrup)
  • မြေတောင်မြှောက် (mretaunghmrauk)
  • မြေလှန် (mrehlan)

References

  1. Benedict, Paul K. (1972) Sino-Tibetan: A Conspectus, London: Cambridge University Press, page 44
  2. Schuessler, Axel (2007) ABC Etymological Dictionary of Old Chinese, Honolulu: University of Hawaiʻi Press, pages 210, 466
  • မြေ” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 792.
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